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0. R. SMEAD.

POCKET CHECK BOOK.

No. 368,020. Patented Aug. 9,1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES R. SMEAD, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

POCKET CHECK-BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,020, dated August 9, 1887.

Application filed March 5, 1886. Serial Nov 194,134. lModel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES R. SMEAD, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket Check-Books; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The figure of the drawing is a perspective view of myimproved pocket check-book, the same being shown open and the check 0 pa tially detached from check C.

This invention relates to pocket checkbooks intended for use in transacting business with banks; and it consists in the construction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawing, A designates the book back or bind-- ing, which is made of a size that may be conveniently carried in the pocket. Within the book-back A are bound the duplicate checkstubs B B, which are printed side by side,and when open in position to be written upon are supported by one half of the book-back, so that. they may be written upon While being In connection with these duplicate check-stubs B B duplicate checks 0 and C are provided, the division or folding line between said checks being perforated, so that the checks may bereadily detached when needed for use. The duplicate checks 0 and O are supported by the other half of the book back when it is desired to fill them out.

The perforated foldingline between the duplicate checks is a longitudinal line, and is provided in order that the checks may be connected in pairs and folded within the book back or binding, so that the surface to be written on will be properly presented when the book is opened from the right side.

It will be observed that the book is made up of sheets printed as two checks and a double stub, the stub-sheet being arranged along one check only, and the whole bound with a cover on a line dividing the stubs and checks and so as to have the check-sheets alternate in pairs with the stub sheets, substantially as specified.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

A pocket check-book made up of sheets printed as two checks and a double stub, the stub-sheets being arranged along one check only, and the whole bound within a cover on aline dividing the stubs and checks and so as to have the check-sheets alternate in pairs with the stub-sheets, substantially as specified.

In testimonywhereof-I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES R. SMEAD.

Witnesses:

NV. P. JOHNSTON, H. B. CONSTAUS. 

